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Portland Officer Finds Body
Near Little-Known Road 2
Miles From Gore Farm.
SUSPECT BELIEVED GUILTY
Orptity Sheriff Says Motive for
Double Crime Was Threat by
Woman to Expose Tliomp
. son for Thefts.
All doubt that Fred Ristman. Port
and Jitneur who disappeared 10 days
ago, is dead, and that he was murdered
by the same hand that slew Mrs. Helen i
Jennings at the Gore ranch May 15, 1
vanished with the finding: of his body'
yesterday morning'. It was discovered I
by Deputy Sheriffs Bob Phillips and!
George Hurlburt near a wagon road, !
seldom traveled, two and a half miles j
southwest of Tualatin.
Coupled with the finding- of the body,.
cornea tne information that Bennet
Thompson, the suspect., was at the Jen
ning's home the day before the murder,
quarreled with Mrs. Jennings, and as
he left was threatened with exposure
to the police for theft from some Jap
anese on the Gore farm.- As conviction
would have meant the revocation of his
parole and the serving of 10 years on
an old sentence, this incident is pointed
to by the authorities as a likely crime
motive.
The body of Ristman was less than
half a mile further south near the road
in which the gauntlet of the dead man
had been picked up by a farmer, Chris
Ladiges. the day after the murder, and
nung on a wayside fence. The glove
was found by Sheriff Hurlburt Wednes
day, and gave the first conclusive clew
to the direction taken by the murderer.
"I'm going out there at 5 o'clock
tomorrow morning and I'm not coming
back until I've found Ristman," an
nounced Deputy Sheriff Phillips
Wednesday night. He found the body
within two hours .after leaving Port
land. '
Road Little Ivnown.
The road taken by the murderer was
one which would have been known
only to a person very familiar with
that section of Washington County.
Sheriff Reeves, of Washington Coun
ty, and Deputy Sheriff Phillips, of
Portland, now are confident that
Thompson is the murderer.
The stained undershirt found by Dep
uty Sheriff Beckman on a clothesline
in the rear of the home of Mrs. James
Thompson, 7109 Forty-second avenue
Southeast, another undershirt found in
Thompson's effects, together with a
black shirt, a pair of curious Japanese
scissors, and the suit of blue serge
Thompson is wearing in the Hillsboro
Jail, have been identified, the officers
say", as stolen from the Japanese ten
days prior to the murder.
Sunday, May 14, Thompson was seen
at the home of Mrs. Jennings, say the
investigators.
The spot where the body was found
Is two miles and a half by road in a
southwesterly direction from Tualatin,
and less than two miles, as the crow
flies, from the Jennings" home, on the
Gore ranch. It is near a little used
wagon road, known as the Graham
Ferry road, a fork of' the Wilsonville
road, which leads south from Tualatin.
The road almost parallels the Newberg
road on which the Gore farm is situ
ated. Murder Is Depicted.
"Ristman probably had driven a few
yards beyond a fork in the road, when
his passenger called to him to stop,
saying they had missed the right road
and should have turned," explained
Deputy Sheriff Phillips. 'The moment
the auto was stopped, with engine still
running, the passenger hit the jitney
man over the head, several times and
then dragged him into the rear of the
machine. The murderer probably was
familiar enough with the operation of
the machine, to drive it as long as the
engine was running. He drove ahead
until he saw a break in the woods,
when he lifted out his victim and
dragged him to where the body was
found."
The murderer is then supposed to
have continued along the same road,
swinging back into Sherwood and to
the Gore farm out the Newberg road.
There is little doubt that Ristman was
killed before Mrs. Jennings.
Searchers Start Early.
Deputy Sheriffs Phillips and Hurl
burt left Portland at 5:20 yesterday
morning, arrived - at Tualatin at 6
o'clock, and 10 minutes later drew up
at the farm of Chris Ladiges, where
they met Sheriff Reeves, of Washing
ton County, Deputy Sheriff W. B. Ful
ler, of Hillsboro, and AI Howison,
The searchers divided. Sheriff Reeves
and party scouring the woods to the
right of the road, the Portland men
searching to the left.
They had gone nearly half a mile,
and Deputy Sheriff Phillips was several
hundred yards away from his co-workers,
when, he sniffed at an unmistak
able odor. The deputy then struck out
southward. , He had gone perhaps 100
yards when he came upon the object
he sought. Just as Deputy Hurlburt
broke from -the trees to the east. One
shot was fired by Deputy Phillips to
attract the other searchers, and was
followed by three more shots from the
pistol of Deputy Hurlburt, which drew
an answering volley.
Bodly Found at 7:20.
This was at 7:20 o'clock, just two
hours after the party had started from
Portland. Deputy Phillips found the
nearest telephone and called Portland.
An hour later Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt,
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The pain of neuralgia is sharp and
ehooting with intervals of freedom.
An attack of neuralgia does not give
immunity but recurrences are the rule.
The fame nerve is generally affected
which means that this particular nerve
Las lost its resistance and that there
will be recurring attacks until the
strength of the nerve is built up.
How can the strength of a nerve be
restored ? The nerves are nourished en
tirely bj the blood and weak nerves are
toned up by supplying to the blood the
elements that the nerves lack. As the
general health and strength of the
patient are built up the nerves resume
their normal functions, inflammation
caused by lack of nutrition disappears
and the neuralgic attacks cease.
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MULTNOMAH AND WASHINGTON COUNTY SEARCH PARTIES FIND BODY OF FRED RISTMAN, MUR
DERED CHAUFFEUR, TWO MILES FROM ' GORE RANCH, WHERE MRS. HELEN
JENNINGS WAS SLAIN MONDAY NIGHT, MAY 15.
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District, Attorney Walter H. Evans,
Bertillon Expert James Hunter, City
Detectives Goltz and Howell. Sheriff's
deputies and newspaper men were on
their way to the scene from this city.
Shortly after their arrival came Dis
trict Attorney E. B. Tongue, of Hills
boro, and Coroner Ira Barrett, of Wash
ington County.
Meanwhile friends of Ristman, head
ed by P. X. Johnson, came upon the '
scene. They had been searching since
2 o'clock in the morning. In the party
were Johnson. Don Du Mas. V. T. Ken
dall. Roland Asquith and Carl Henze.
The skull of the dead man had been
crushed as though it had been egg
shell, by terrific blows upon the back
of the head with a heavy instrument
having a blunt end, probably weighted.
The hole made by this instrument is
fully four inches across. There were
no other signs of violence on the body,
and the authorities believethe man
was struck on tlie head as he sat at
the wheel : of hia automobile, ' by the
passenger who occupied the rear seat.
Identification Is Absolute.
Aside from the papers found on the
body of Ristman, the identification was
made absolute by meane of his gold
teeth, a broken wrist which had knitted
poorly, and the clothing he wore.
The body lay sprawled face down
ward with head toward the north, less
than 75 yards from the roadway. It
lay In a small clearing, several yards
from any underbrush. Apparently the
murderer had carried it from the auto
mobile and dragged it to the clearing.
where, aided by the bright moon that
was in view the night of the murder,
he went through- the clothing.
A cheap watch, which Ristman is said
to have carried, is missing, and no
silver or gold was found in hie cloth
ing. Search revealed two crumpled
one-dollar greenbacks, a bank book of
the Canadian Bank of Commerce, a con
tract for the purchase of an automo
bile and the identification and mem
bership card of the Bridge & Struc
tural iron Workers' Union, of which
Ristman was a member.
Funeral to Be Today.
At the Coroner's inquest, held at the
scene by Coroner Barrett of Washing
ton County, assisted by Dr. F. A. Bai
ley, of Hillsboro, the jury found that
Ristman had met death from a blow
or blows on the head inflicted by
person unknown. On the jury were
neighboring farmers. They were Charles
Roberts, John E. Hedges, C. G. Schmok
el, Benjamin Day, Charles Castell and
W. E. Malloy.
The inquest was perfunctory and
brief, and the remains were brought
to l'ortiana in the afternoon.
The funeral services for Ristman
will be held at 3:30 o'clock this after
noon from the Ken worthy chapol at
Lents. Interment will be in Mount
Scott cemetery The services will be
conducted under the auspices of Struc
tural Iron Workers' local. No. 29, of
wnicn Kisiman was a member. The
Uddreuows will assist in the ceremo
nies, for Ristman was a member in good
standing of that order in an Eastern
loage.
GRADUATION WEEK NEAR
Pacific College" Exercises Are
Open Saturday Xlght.'
to
NEWBERG. Or., May 25. (Special.;
The week of the 23d annual com
mencement of Pacific College begin
Saturday night with a concert bv thi
school of music. Sunday at 11 o'clock
exercises win De neia at Friend
Church with a sermon by Levi 1
PpriTiine'fnn nroslHont nnrt at niirht a
the same church Rev. George H. Lee, of
tne presDyterian jnurcn, win speak.
Other features of the programmi
aiA AfnTiHnv at . T AT annual hoco
ball game of college alumni, classday
programme at night; Tuesday at 2
o'clock graduating exercises of Pacifi
Academy, at 8 P. M., public meetini
of Alumni Association: Wednesday, a
10 A. M... address by Thomas E. Jonei
eeneral secretarv of vounsr friends
movement. At 6 o'clock annual dinner
o the Alumni Association.
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THE . MORNING OKEGONIAN. FRIDAY. 3IAT
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(1) Portland Officials at the Scene. Reading: from RJKht to Left City Detec
. tlves Howell and Oolts, Dlntrlct Attorney Walter It. Kvana. Ueputy Sher
iffs eorie Hurlburt and Bob .Phillips,
Overcoat at Far Left Is Bertillon Expert James Hunter, of the Portland
Police Bureau. Cross Marks Where Body Was Found. 2 Deputy Sheriff
Bob Phillips, of Portland, Who Made l.uod His -Determination to Stay
I ntll He Found Rlstman's- Body. 3 Map Showing? Probable Route of
Murderer.
ILMNQUETHELD
Officials of Animal Industry
Bureau Are Hosts.
UNIQUE DISHES' SERVED
ffuir Marks End of Contest Held
ly fiovernnicnt Representatives.
Ratings of Dairymen to
Be Made Public Soon.
It was a genuine "milk" banquet, the
affair given last night at the Chamber
of Commerce by officials of the city
milk inspection bureau in honor of vis
iting high officials of the dairy di
vision of the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry. They drank milk.
'ate milk and talked milk. Every
dish served, and there were many dif
ferent sorts, was made up either wholly
or in part of mint and cream.
The affair marked the end of a milk
contest conducted in the city by the
visitors J. E Dorman, chief of the
Western division of the Bureair of Ani
mal Industry; Ernest Kelly, in charge
of market milk investigations for the
same bureau, and S. H. Ayers, chief bac
teriologtst of the bureau. The contest
was held to show the officials the exact
status of Portland's milk supply, the
past remarkable records having been
looked upon with suspicion because of
the unusual excellence of the milk sup
ply.
' Dairy Conditions Excellent.
The banquet last night was attended
by a large number of dairymen, city
and county officials and visistors from
the . Oregon Agricultural College. A
number of addresses dealing with the
dairy business and kindred subjects
were given. Among the speakers were
the visiting officials, all of whom ex
pressed satisfaction with the condi
tions they round in Portland.
The speakers, in addition to the vis
itors, were: Dr. D. W. Mack, A. M.
Work. Robert Ireland, Professor R. R.
Graves, of Oregon Agricultural College;
State Dairy and Food Commissioner J.
D. Mickle. R. L. Sabin, H. C. Campbell
T. D. Beckwith and L. B. Wickersham.
City Health Officer Marcellus was
toastmaster. "
Analyses of the milk samples "gath
ered during the contest have not been
completed. The ratings received by the
various dairymen will be made public
when the work is finished. It is said
by those who made the tests that the
showing as a whole wil) be up to the
standand. and the visiting officials will
return to their home laboratories In
Washington, D. C, convinced of the
authenticity of past repbrts of remark
able milk conditions in Portland.
Many Attend Ranquet.
Those who attended the milk banquet
last night were: Dr. M. B. Marcellus,
J. E. Dorman. of Salt Lake City; Ernest
Kelly, of Washington, D. C; S. H
Ay res, of Washington, D. C; T. D.
Beckwith. H. B. Darling. F. L. O'Don-
nell and W. A. Barr, of Corvallis: G. H
Fullenwider, E. E. Chase. George W
Burt. S. H. Graham, Robert Ireland,
W. Weatherly, George Jacobsen, A. F.
Bernard, P. J. O Donnell, W. S. Thre
keid. F. E. Jackson, F. Da vies. E. H.
Fitts. Corvallis; A. J. Salisbury, L. O,
Lakin, Mr. and Mrs. M. Frutigar. G. T.
Wardin. Mr. and Mrs. A. Heiman. Dr.
D. W. Mack, Mr. and Mrs A. N. Steiger-
wald, Charles Eckelman, A. btayner,
City Milk Chemist E. C. Callaway
Fred Zurbuchen, A. H. Burton. A. S
Wells. A. M. Work, A. Vetsch, J. Vs.
Mickle. Mary E. Stevens. Mrs. Sarah A
Evans, L. B. Wickersham, K. II. Graves,
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and Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt. Man In A
L. B. Zeiner. S. B. Hall, R. L. Sabin
and H. C. Campbell.
THORNE THRICE GUILTY
Forger, of 3 7 Aliases, Is Convicted
at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 25. (Spe
cial.) George Lee Thorne. with 371
aliases, has been convicted three tlmesl
in two days on charges of forgery. He I
acted as his own attorney In two cases
today when his Portland attorney did
not put in an appearance. Thorne
probably will be sentenced under the
statute now In force In Washington as
an habitual criminal, which carries a
life-sentence penalty.
Thorne admitted having lived by hlsl
wits for many years and to having I
obtained $10,000 from an attorney In
Canada. He has been in the peniten
tiary in two different states. He is
said to be wanted by the authorities in
Canada, Oregon, several points in I
Washingtpn, Idaho, Montana, " Califor
nia, Utah and New Mexico.
While waiting here for trial he made!
a daring escape from the County Jail I
by filing away part of a bolt holding
the door, using a small manicure file.
IDENTITY IS MADE CERTAIN
Son of Long-Lost Hunter Recognizes
Articles With Skeleton.
EUGENE. Or., May 25. (Special.)
Herbert Bucknum, of Santa Rosa, Cal.,
arrived in Eugene last night, and today!
idenlufied certain articles, including
watch, found beside the skeleton in the
woods at Mabel on Tuesday, establish- 1
intr beyond a doubt that the remains
were those, of his father, J. R. Buck
num, who disappeared while hunting
in the forest 18 years ago.
Herbert Bucknum was the oldest son
of the dead man, and distinctly remem
bered the watch. Bucknum. at the time
of his death, carried $5000 Insurance,
which was paid, the heirs giving bond
to secure the companies in case - it I
should later develop that the, policy
holder still was alive.
BAR ACCUSES P0RTLANDER
Unprofessional . Conduct by' J. li.
Greenfield as Attorney Charged.
SALEM. Or.. May 25. (Special.) Dis
barment proceedings were filed In the
Oregon Supreme Court today by the
Multnomah Bar Association's griev
ance committee against J. It. Green
field, a Portland attorney. Greenfield
is accused 'of unprofessional conduct.
It is alleged that after Mr. Greenfield
had obtained a divorce for Powe M.
Sheier, of Portland, as nis attorney.
that he persuaded Sherer's wife to put
in a claim for property left to her
former husband by his father. Mrs.
Sherer. It is alleged., did thie, and. when
a- settlement was effected, she gave
Greenfield $250 in cash and a half in-
teresfTh a promissory note for $250.
POULTRY PLANT IS BURNED
Explosion of Rrooder Lamp Blamed
for Fire Xear Gaston.
GASTON. Or.. May 25. (Special.)
Word has just been received of the de
struction by fire of part of the poultry
plant belonging to Frank Phillips &
Son of the Wapato district, two miles
sout hof Gaston. Nothing could be
done to save the chicken horuses, and
about 350 chickens were burned. . It is
thought the fire started by the ex
plosion of a brooder lamp. The loss la
about $500, with no insurance.
Frank Phillips & Son are well-known
consignors to the Portland public mar
ket, where they send their broilers and
other farm products. 1
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OSTRANDERTQBE CHOICE
EXAMINER SLATED KOR PUBLIC
SERVICE SECRETARYSHIP.
H. H. Corey AVUI Be Appointed to Fill
Out Unexpired Term of Clyde
B. Altchlnon.
SALEM. Or., May 25. (Special.)
Edward Oatrander. of Portland, exam
iner and assistant secretary for the
Oregon Public Service- Commission,
will be named secretary of the Com
mission to succeed H. H. Corey, who has
received the Republican nomination for
Public Service Commissioner from the
Eastern Oregon district, it waa an
nounced today.
Mr. Corey will be appointed to the
Commission to fill out the unexpired
term of Clyde B. Altchlson. who will
resign within a few weeks, having ac
cepted the position of solicitor for the
Association of State Railroad Commis
sions. Governor Wlthycombe an
nounced some time ago that he would
appoint the man who received the Re
publican nomination for Commissioner
from the Eastern Oregon dUtrlct in
Mr. Altchison's place.
Because of the necessity of curtailing
expenses of the Commission no one
will be appointed In Mr. Ostrander'a
place. It Is stated. The last Legislature
appropriated $80,000 for maintaining
the Commission during the biennial
period, cutting off J20.000 from the
amount requested by the Commission.
Up to the present time the Commis
sion has used J54.193.97 of its appropri
ation, so that it has only 125.806 to
maintain It until the Legislature meets
again next year.
Boys Disturb Meetings.
. OREGON CITY, Or., May 25. CSpe
clal.) Boys are disturbing: meetings of
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Hedges today. The District Attorney's
office has the names of seven youths
who are believed to be implicated.
The meetings are being conducted by
Andrew C. Baker, who was acquitted
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